Astro Local Environment
This skill helps you manage your local Airflow environment using the Astro CLI.
To set up a new project, see the setting-up-astro-project skill. When Airflow is running, use MCP tools from authoring-dags and testing-dags skills.
Start / Stop / Restart
# Start local Airflow (webserver at http://localhost:8080)
astro dev start
# Stop containers (preserves data)
astro dev stop
# Kill and remove volumes (clean slate)
astro dev kill
# Restart all containers
astro dev restart
# Restart specific component
astro dev restart --scheduler
astro dev restart --webserver
Default credentials: admin / admin
Restart after modifying: requirements.txt, packages.txt, Dockerfile
Check Status
astro dev ps
View Logs
# All logs
astro dev logs
# Specific component
astro dev logs --scheduler
astro dev logs --webserver
# Follow in real-time
astro dev logs -f
Access Container Shell
# Bash into scheduler container
astro dev bash
# Run Airflow CLI commands
astro dev run airflow info
astro dev run airflow dags list
Troubleshooting
| Issue | Solution |
|---|---|
| Port 8080 in use | Stop other containers or edit .astro/config.yaml |
| Container won't start | astro dev kill then astro dev start |
| Package install failed | Check requirements.txt syntax |
| DAG not appearing | Run astro dev parse to check for import errors |
| Out of disk space | docker system prune |
Reset Environment
When things are broken:
astro dev kill
astro dev start
Upgrade Airflow
Test compatibility first
astro dev upgrade-test
Change version
-
Edit
Dockerfile:FROM quay.io/astronomer/astro-runtime:13.0.0 -
Restart:
astro dev kill && astro dev start
Related Skills
- setting-up-astro-project: Initialize projects and configure dependencies
- authoring-dags: Write DAGs (uses MCP tools, requires running Airflow)
- testing-dags: Test DAGs (uses MCP tools, requires running Airflow)
- deploying-airflow: Deploy DAGs to production (Astro, Docker Compose, Kubernetes)